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McCormick & Company, Inc. · Seasoning Mixes, Salts, Marinades & Tenderizers · barcode 00021500806220

What stands out

  • From the label

    The ingredients list Titanium dioxide, Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue) and Red No. 40 (Allura Red), which have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: Not allowed in the EU since 2022; West Virginia ban from 2028. Details

  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • Additives3 ingredients have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: Not allowed in the EU since 2022; West Virginia ban from 2028. Which
  • TypicalFDA's tests of seasoning mixes, salts, marinades & tenderizers show what's typical. See levels

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2021-10-28). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

Rules that apply to more than one of these

  • US (FDA): Allowed Source. Applies to all of them.
  • Texas: Warning label required from 2027-01-01 Labels developed on or after January 1, 2027 must warn that the product contains an ingredient not recommended for consumption in Australia, Canada, the EU or the UK. (SB 25 (2025)) Source. Applies to all of them.
  • California: Banned in school meals from 2027-12-31 Banned in food and drinks offered in California public schools from December 31, 2027. (AB 2316 (2024)) Source. Applies to Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Red No. 40 (Allura Red).
  • West Virginia: Banned from 2028-01-01 Food containing it is treated as adulterated in West Virginia from January 1, 2028. (HB 2354 (2025)) Source. Applies to Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Red No. 40 (Allura Red).
  • West Virginia: Banned in school meals from 2025-08-01 Banned in West Virginia school meals since August 1, 2025. (HB 2354 (2025)) Source. Applies to Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Red No. 40 (Allura Red).
  • Louisiana: Banned in school meals from 2028-2029 school year Banned in Louisiana school food from the 2028-2029 school year (concession stands and vending machines exempt). (SB 14, Act 463 (2025)) Source. Applies to Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Red No. 40 (Allura Red).
  • Louisiana: Warning label required from 2028-01-01 Products containing it must carry a QR code disclosure from January 1, 2028. (SB 14, Act 463 (2025)) Source. Applies to Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Red No. 40 (Allura Red).

Titanium dioxide (E171)

  • EU: Removed from approved list from 2022-08-07 Removed as a food additive in 2022; food made under the old rules could be sold until August 7, 2022. (Regulation (EU) 2022/63) Source

Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue) (E133)

  • EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E133. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source

Red No. 40 (Allura Red) (E129)

  • EU: Allowed with warning label Allowed as E129, but foods containing it must say it "may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children." (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex V) Source

Typical for seasoning mixes, salts, marinades & tenderizers

FDA doesn't test this exact kind of food, so these are the closest foods it does test. Treat them as a rough guide.

FDA samples behind these numbers
  • Lead in Salt, iodized: found in 0 of 1 sample, all below 10 ppb (2020)
  • Lead in Salt, sea: found in 0 of 1 sample, all below 10 ppb (2020)
  • Cadmium in Salt, iodized: found in 0 of 1 sample, all below 3 ppb (2020)
  • Cadmium in Salt, sea: found in 0 of 1 sample, all below 3 ppb (2020)
  • Mercury in Salt, iodized: found in 0 of 1 sample, all below 3 ppb (2020)
  • Mercury in Salt, sea: found in 0 of 1 sample, all below 3 ppb (2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Salt, iodized: found in 0 of 1 sample, all below 7 ppb (2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Salt, sea: found in 0 of 1 sample, all below 7 ppb (2020)

"Typically" is FDA's middle sample. Daily amounts use the long-run average and each chemical's daily limit (EPA reference dose, or FDA's level for lead) for a 33-lb toddler and a 154-lb adult. ppb = micrograms per kilogram of food. Source: FDA Total Diet Study.

Not tested

No published results for this product cover: Metals, Perchlorate, Phthalates (plastic softeners), Phthalate substitutes, Bisphenols. That means nobody has published a test, not that these are absent.

Ingredients (from the label)

SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, ONION, SUGAR, GARLIC, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CORN STARCH, TORULA YEAST, RED BELL PEPPER, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR (MILK), DEXTROSE, CITRIC ACID, SILICON DIOXIDE (PREVENTS CAKING), SPICES, DISODIUM INOSINATE & GUANYLATE, LACTIC ACID, AND COLOR (EXTRACTIVES OF TURMERIC, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, FD&C BLUE NO. 1, FD&C RED NO. 40).

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2021-10-28. Labels change; check the package.

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